Tag Archives: Syria
Navy Yard Shooting, Summers Pulls Name
Monday, September 16, 2013
Shooting: At least 10 people were shot this morning, including police officers, at the Washington Navy Yard. Three victims are reported dead. Police have described a gunman dressed all in black. National: A woman is now the next most likely …
Syria Weapons Deal Announced
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Syria: After three days of talks in Geneva, the US and Russia have reached an agreement to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons by the middle of 2014. Doing it in the midst of Syria’s civil war will require the cooperation of …
Assad Wants Time, Fire on the Shore
Friday, September 13, 2013
Syria: Secy. of State John Kerry yesterday implied Syria could still be attacked if it doesn’t quickly produce an accounting of its chemical weapons. “There ought to be consequences if it doesn’t take place,” Kerry said. Syria asked for 30 …
Putin Scolds, AMC Folds
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Putin Says: Writing in today’s NY Times, Russian President Vladimir Putin takes on the mantle of peacemaker in the Syrian crisis saying, “A strike would increase violence and unleash a new wave of terrorism.” Putin said the US must go …
Delay the Vote, Take the Weapons
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Syria: President Obama yesterday asked Congress to delay voting on authorization to attack while the administration evaluates a Russian proposal for Syrian chemical weapons to be turned over to international control. Urging caution in a live speech to the nation …
Syria Solution on the Table
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Syria: Russia and Syria appear to have seized on an offhand remark by Secy. of State John Kerry to reach a political solution for the Syrian chemical weapons crisis in which Russia would take and dispose of Syria’s chemical weapons. …
Assad: “Expect Everything”
Monday, September 9, 2013
Scoop: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told CBS News the US should expect retaliation for an attack on his country. “You should expect everything,” Assad said in a surprise interview with anchor Charlie Rose. The dictator said the US has no …
Graphic Video, NSA Cracks, Tokyo Summer
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Syria: The White House has released graphic video of victims in the Aug. 21 Syrian gas attack as the administration continues to press its case for an attack. The pictures show victims, some of them children, convulsing and foaming at …
EU Says “Wait”, Big Oil, A Wonderful Boss
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Syria: The European Union said today that a military strike against Syria should wait until the preliminary results of the UN weapons inspectors’ report. But an EU senior official said the Aug. 21 attack in Syria was clearly carried out …
More Targets, More Jobs, More Touchdowns
Friday, September 6, 2013
Syria: President Obama has ordered the Pentagon to identify more targets inside Syria, including forces that handle chemical weapons. Other targets would be missile launchers, aircraft, and artillery that deliver chemical weapons, and the air defenses that protect them. The …